Countermeasures

"You want to enter the Kengan Death Tournament?"

Inside the old-fashioned Japanese room, Hui-Li-Yang Wu, kneeling before the tea table, furrowed his aged brows. "Our clan did receive a commission, but Rei'an has already been chosen as our representative. Young friend Lu is not a member of the Wu Clan, and this is internal clan business. It would not be appropriate to have you intervene."

"You misunderstand me, Senior. I don't intend to compete under the Wu Clan's name."

Lu Li shook his head. He had come to bid Hui-Li-Yang Wu farewell, and before leaving, he also wanted to see if he could obtain a little help.

"Oh, I had forgotten. With your strength, joining any corporation would not be difficult. Since you specifically brought this up to this old man, you must have some special purpose, correct?"

Hui-Li-Yang Wu looked at Lu Li curiously, wanting to know the intentions of this powerful young man.

"Senior sees clearly. I want to compete as the Fang of Metsudo."

Lu Li said with a smile.

The Fang of Metsudo stood at the pinnacle of the current Kengan Association. As the fighter of Katahara Metsudo, the chairman of the Kengan Association, he was presently the strongest in Kengan matches.

Hui-Li-Yang Wu was taken aback for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and stared at Lu Li for a long while. "Hahahaha! Young friend Lu, you seem to have quite the ambition."

"It's not really ambition. I simply need Chairman Metsudo to help me with something, and if I don't demonstrate my value, he most likely won't be willing to act."

Lu Li said, "And you were the first Fang of Metsudo. With your introduction, there should be much less bloodshed."

Hui-Li-Yang Wu understood Lu Li's meaning. Lu Li could certainly storm the place and replace the current Fang of Metsudo directly, but that would likely trigger an armed conflict and escalate into war.

With his recommendation, Lu Li could challenge the current Fang of Metsudo in person and avoid bloodshed. It was a win-win situation.

"That is a small matter. I only need to speak to that old man. But you should have something else to ask of me, shouldn't you?"

Hui-Li-Yang Wu said. He had never met the current Fang of Metsudo, but he had confidence in Rei'an's strength. Even if the current Fang of Metsudo was stronger than Rei'an, he could not be much stronger, whereas Lu Li was strong enough to break the rules.

Yes, even when he, Hui-Li-Yang Wu the Demon, had been young, he likely would not have been a match for the young man before him.

After observing him for several days, he had become increasingly certain of that. Lu Li's strength did not merely lie in his superhuman Constitution, but in the ultimate extent of his martial arts.

In Hui-Li-Yang Wu's view, Lu Li had no need to learn the Wu Clan's Removal at all. With technique alone, he could already crush opponents physically stronger than himself. Besides, there could not be many people whose strength exceeded even superhuman power.

He knew replacing the current Fang of Metsudo would not be difficult for Lu Li. Even without his message, the private forces of his old friend would not be able to do anything to Lu Li. And based on his understanding of Katahara Metsudo's magnanimity, once the latter saw Lu Li's strength, he would gladly accept him.

Thus, he believed Lu Li was only asking him to put in a word to give him face. The young man surely had another request.

"I really can't hide anything from you, Senior. I do indeed have something I wish to entrust to the Wu Clan, but as you can see, I'm merely a wanted criminal with no money. I can't afford an astronomical fee."

Lu Li said somewhat awkwardly.

Hui-Li-Yang Wu took a sip of tea. "You taught Rei'an quite a few techniques outside the scope of your transaction. That already counts as payment. Tell me, what do you want us to investigate?"

Dealing with smart people really was convenient. Lu Li had not said anything, yet the old man already knew the general direction of his request. "I would like to ask Senior to investigate whether there are any particularly abnormal people among the participants of this Kengan Death Tournament. Or rather, anyone whose strength has improved extremely rapidly recently."

Lu Li judged that the End would not be too pitiless. The Seed of Origin should appear during the Kengan Death Tournament, but he could not wait until then.

At present, he did not know the exact nature of the other Explorers' missions, but if he failed to successfully contain the Seed of Origin, he would die. Every additional day its current holder remained alive increased the difficulty of his mission.

He liked challenging strong opponents, but he was no Vegeta. Only by staying alive could he continue enjoying battle and climbing ever higher peaks.

Moreover, there was already an ultimate powerhouse in this world whom he wanted to fight. Before exchanging blows with that person, he could not die. Otherwise, he truly would die with regrets.

Therefore, the optimal solution regarding the Seed of Origin was to find and contain it before the Kengan Death Tournament. Only then could he carry out his subsequent missions without worry.

"What a strange commission. I will not ask why. Once we gather the intelligence, this old man will send someone to contact you."

Hui-Li-Yang Wu spoke like the head of an assassin clan should. In matters of business, he had high professional standards and did not inquire into his employer's purpose.

Lu Li cupped his fists in salute. "Thank you, Senior. I have been under your care these past few days. If I encounter anyone from the Conquest West Faction in the future, and you do not mind an outsider interfering, I will help you deal with them."

Hui-Li-Yang Wu's expression changed. "You certainly know quite a lot..."

"This junior was born on the mainland. I have always been interested in matters concerning the Wu Family, and only learned of it by chance. If Senior does not wish for me to meddle, then pretend I never said anything."

Lu Li said with a smile. The Wu in this world were divided into three factions. The mainland Wu Family and Japan's Wu Clan could be considered lawful evil, while the Conquest West Faction was chaotic evil.

By this point in time, it should have been not long ago that the Wu Clan, the Wu Family, and the Conquest West Faction had cooperated in an operation to purge the Worm Organization, attacking one of its bases.

The Worm Organization was spread across the world and could be understood as a global terrorist organization, often carrying out terrorist attacks and the like. During this joint attack by the three Wu factions, none of the Wu Clan or Wu Family members returned because the Conquest West Faction had betrayed them.

Or, to put it more precisely, the Conquest West Faction had long since joined the Worm Organization and followed the "Immortal" Shen Wulong.

Because of that betrayal by the Conquest West Faction, the Wu Clan had suffered devastating losses and had always sought revenge, only lacking a suitable opportunity.

Lu Li, who had caught up on the sequel to the second part of Kengan in the space, knew that the Conquest West Faction's representative, Edward Wu, was quite formidable. In the original work, the old man before him led the entire Wu Clan into a group assault, yet they still only barely defeated Edward Wu by using his own life as bait.

Lu Li felt that the Wu Clan had taken rather good care of him. If he encountered Edward Wu, there was nothing wrong with casually cutting him down.

"No. If you can accomplish it, the Wu Clan will remember this favor."

Hui-Li-Yang Wu said. He was not a rigid man. So long as they could avenge themselves, any method would do. "But be careful. You are very strong in the realm of martial arts, but in the realm of killing, we Wu are the experts."

Lu Li smiled. "Have you forgotten, Senior? I am a death-row prisoner who was imprisoned for killing large numbers of people. Don't worry. If the Conquest West Faction runs into me, that will be their misfortune."

After chatting for a while, Lu Li left the Japanese room under Hui-Li-Yang Wu's gaze, and departed from the Wu Clan as well.

Half an hour later, Garuda finally ran into the Japanese room and looked around. "Grandpa, where is Lu Li?"

"He left."

"Where did he go?"

"To climb the mountain called martial arts."